Taming The CEO The Escaping Wife

Chapter 5

Realizing she’d put her foot in it, Phedra quickly clapped a hand over her mouth “Never mind. Now that you’ve married into the Ramirez family, you must play by the rules. Look at yourself. What a mess!”

Letitia raised her hand to cover up. “I’ll go change right now”

“What an embarrassment. I can’t figure out what Elgin sees in you. Any darling daughter from AquaCity would be a step. up from you…”

Phedra said with disdain when suddenly a grey suit jacket was draped over Letitia’s shoulders.

A wave of warmth enveloped her, carrying a familiar scent.

“No matter what, she’s not embarrassing you,” Elgin pulled her into his arms. “Phedra, you’re sticking your nose too far

into this

Letitia instinctively tried to pull away, worried about getting him wet or dirty.

But Elgin held on firmly, making her more anxious. What was wrong with him?

She was the one who got drenched, not him. Was he out of his mind?

Seeing him, Phedra quickly put on a smile. “Elgin, I was just setting some boundaries for my daughter-in-law.”

“My rules are the only rules. Letitia doesn’t need to follow yours!”

Phedra’s smile froze on her face, and Letitia was even more stiff.

Did she hear that right? Was Elgin sticking up for her?

And Elgin, holding her tenderly, headed towards the villa. Butler, show the guest out.”

“Yes, Mr. Ramirez

Letitia was uncomfortable, not daring to move. “Was that your mother?”

“Just a stepmother”

“Oh… Letitia replied, “You spoke up for me just now, and she must feel offended.”

Elgin answered indifferently. So what?” He could not care less

“She’s got no right to bully you.” Elgin’s lips barely moved. “In all the world, I’m the only one who gets to bully you.”

Letitia’s heart skipped a beat. Even the right to insult her was his alone but no one else’s.

“Did you apologize to Phedra just now? is that so?

down. Yep

“Slap yourself.”

what she had said wrong. Was it

didn’t bother to explain but just arched an eyebrow indifferently. His word was

bit her

to be loud and forceful, and her cheek needed to show a red mark to satisfy Elgin.

be a second slap,

to the thermos on the coffee table. “Go on. Open it”

did as told.

lifted the lid, tantalizing her appetite.

‘This is.

Soup from Phedra.”

stala jemembered her mother also made her soup, but she could never taste her mother’s

a vegetative state were slim to none

but dared not, blinking rapidly to

chin up “Letitia, eat

wanted her to

seemy night Letitia said. Phedra brought this for

tone grew impatient Trom now on you’ll eat all the soups she

up the spoon, scooped up some

can do

Open your mouth”

but to

of something unreadable flickered

get weakened making it hard to get a woman pregnant. He might just let Letitia have it. She was a woman and

even if it did so what? He couldn’t care less about her life or death

because she was

tossed her an agreement while she was having the soup

It was a

mamed but he already wanted a divorce What

leave with nothing. Elgin rested his forehead on his hand. During these three months, behave

believed he could find the woman he had slept with that night in three months.

meaningless, because

night, all her beauty had him

Letitia agreed.

right to bargain with me? You want me to let your mother

“No”

to reinvestigate Marcel’s death. It was Elgins untouchable sore spot and anyone who dared to

Letitia knew his temper, but

you ever considered, maybe your father’s death wasn’t what it

Elgin’s face darkened quickly like storm clouds gathering

Letitia, how dare you bring this

to die?